The cryptography behind electronic passports
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/10/31/the-cryptography-behind-electronic-passports/
#HackerNews #cryptography #electronicpassports #cybersecurity #technews #digitalidentity
just small circles 🕊
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One of thing that I find annoying in various decentralized identities is that in 99.99% cases or more it is some awful unreadable meaningless opaque string (obviously either public key or its hash).
Humanity should create more meaningful (human-friendly) form of decentralized identies, that likely could be visualized as some "contact card", optionally with image, with name, and e. g. qr code or other representation of cryptographic material. ⬇️
One of thing that I find annoying in various decentralized identities is that in 99.99% cases or more it is some awful unreadable meaningless opaque string (obviously either public key or its hash).
Humanity should create more meaningful (human-friendly) form of decentralized identies, that likely could be visualized as some "contact card", optionally with image, with name, and e. g. qr code or other representation of cryptographic material. ⬇️
Emelia 👸🏻
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Delegation and consent were designed to protect trust. But when incentives reward broad permissions and dark-pattern “consent,” who really benefits? In my latest post, I dig into scope creep, admin approvals, and why users are left holding the bill.
#consent #delegation #OAuth #digitalidentity
https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/09/30/delegation-and-consent-who-actually-benefits/
Delegation and consent were designed to protect trust. But when incentives reward broad permissions and dark-pattern “consent,” who really benefits? In my latest post, I dig into scope creep, admin approvals, and why users are left holding the bill.
#consent #delegation #OAuth #digitalidentity
https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/09/30/delegation-and-consent-who-actually-benefits/
Getting ready for an intense session ❤️🔥 on #DigitalIdentity at the upcoming 3rd conference decifris.it/cifris25 with special guest Matteo Frigo in good company with colleagues of Forkbomb.company and the Dutch FIDES community. Can't wait to share my progress on our stand-alone, WASM-ready build of Longfellow-#ZK for EUDI. Many thanks to Università degli Studi Roma TRE for hosting us.
Isaac Freeman
and 2 others
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Denmark 🇩🇰 just passed a groundbreaking law: citizens now own the copyright to their own face, voice, and body.
This is a major win against AI deepfakes and unauthorized digital identity use. The digital self is officially personal property! 💥
#Denmark#Law#DigitalRights#Deepfakes#AIethics#Privacy#PrivacyMatters #AIRegulation#AI#ArtificialIntelligence#DataOwnership#DigitalIdentity#AIforGood#FacialRecognition#Copyright#EthicalAI#TechNews#IdentityTheft#PersonalData#LegalTech
Denmark 🇩🇰 just passed a groundbreaking law: citizens now own the copyright to their own face, voice, and body.
This is a major win against AI deepfakes and unauthorized digital identity use. The digital self is officially personal property! 💥
#Denmark#Law#DigitalRights#Deepfakes#AIethics#Privacy#PrivacyMatters #AIRegulation#AI#ArtificialIntelligence#DataOwnership#DigitalIdentity#AIforGood#FacialRecognition#Copyright#EthicalAI#TechNews#IdentityTheft#PersonalData#LegalTech
Sean Tilley
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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:
The Mask-Off Moment for Digital Identity
https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/
> Now, as we prepare to publish, the polite façade of digital identity has shattered; every principal threat model we outlined in 2024 can now be observed in operation; some at pilot scale, others nationwide.
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> In other words, all of the threats described in this report have materialised. Every single one.
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> In my 12-year career, I have never, ever seen anything like it.
Sean Tilley
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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:
The Mask-Off Moment for Digital Identity
https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/
> Now, as we prepare to publish, the polite façade of digital identity has shattered; every principal threat model we outlined in 2024 can now be observed in operation; some at pilot scale, others nationwide.
>
> In other words, all of the threats described in this report have materialised. Every single one.
>
> In my 12-year career, I have never, ever seen anything like it.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:
The Mask-Off Moment for Digital Identity
https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/
> Now, as we prepare to publish, the polite façade of digital identity has shattered; every principal threat model we outlined in 2024 can now be observed in operation; some at pilot scale, others nationwide.
>
> In other words, all of the threats described in this report have materialised. Every single one.
>
> In my 12-year career, I have never, ever seen anything like it.
just small circles 🕊
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Important work happening around HTTP Signatures in the Fediverse. Stronger key validation, better digest handling, clearer test vectors—all steps toward more secure and trustworthy ActivityPub communication.
HTTP Signature Upgrades Coming Soon
https://activitypub.blog/2025/07/03/http-signature-upgrades-coming-soon/
#Fediverse#CyberSecurity#ActivityPub#DigitalIdentity#HTTPsignatures#Decentralisation#WebSecurity
Important work happening around HTTP Signatures in the Fediverse. Stronger key validation, better digest handling, clearer test vectors—all steps toward more secure and trustworthy ActivityPub communication.
HTTP Signature Upgrades Coming Soon
https://activitypub.blog/2025/07/03/http-signature-upgrades-coming-soon/
#Fediverse#CyberSecurity#ActivityPub#DigitalIdentity#HTTPsignatures#Decentralisation#WebSecurity